📜 [Wiki] Unicycle vocabulary in every language

General
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isn’t the one with ett- more unerlining the fact that it hat only one (read exact one!) wheel?

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Yes, “ett hjul” means “one wheel”, while “et hjul” means “a wheel”. The former is clearly correct in this context.

Hjul is a neutral noun, not a masculine, so “en hjul” is syntactically incorrect.

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Languages are often not solely used in one country. I think we have two choices, either drop the flags all together, or use only one flag per language.

The latter will leave people out, but I think most will understand and be okay with it. If we want to make sure to include everyone, then no flags should be used.

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I think there are bigger worries than what flags to use!!!

Ps. Would be nice to see some non European contributions (I am monolingual unfortunately)

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Right, I think flags are only for visional explanation, but not for national sentiments.

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What even is a bumper in unicycling terms? A bumper on a car would be ‘Stoßstange’. A bumper on a bicycle might be ‘Schutzblech’? Where would I install a bumper on a unicycle though?

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In german I would call it StoßfĂ€nger, its the back plastic part of a unicycle saddle.

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It’s the replaceable plastic part on the front and rear of your saddle.

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Oh, I was a bit slower 
 :wink:

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The front part, I would call grip or handle, although it works as a bumper.

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I’m not a real French speaker, but shouldn’t the French for disk brake be “frein à disque” and not “disque de frein”?

I’m not thinking that I speak better French than the native speakers :slight_smile: but that they got confused by the title - “disque de frein” would be the “brake disk” (the rotor), not the “disk brake” (the whole system).

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You’re right! I have misread the English label. That’s fixed :slight_smile:

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Nice project!

Terms to consider adding:
seat tube }
seat pin } (those two confuse many people)
seat cover
tube (the one inside the tyre)
crown
bolt
nut
axle
rotor (of disc brake)
brake cable
(Dutch: zadelbuis, zadelpen, zadeldek, binnenband, kroon, bout/schroef, moer, as, remschijf, remkabel.)

I think that a category of common tools should be added. Think of pedal wrench, spoke wrench, allen key, crack extractor. (Dutch: pedaalsleutel, spaaksleutel, inbussleutel, cranktrekker)

Flags should indicate languages, not countries. For instance, the language French is spoken in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland and some more - even outside Europe. The name of the language is derived from the country France, and therefore the French flag is appropriate, and no others. The ‘name’ of the flag is equal to the ‘name’ of the language. Same for German, English etc.

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We have this resource on our website that has English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mongolian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish and Welsh. Parts of a Unicycle - Knowledge Base & FAQ for Unicycle.com (UK)

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Is that also a type of beer in dutch?

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Wikipedia says: „ Lager beer uses a process of cool fermentation, followed by maturation in cold storage. The German word “Lager” means storeroom or warehouse.
My explanation for the english word bearing is that the wheel is held or stored (German: gelagert) in the axle.

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I missed this message, that’s awesome!

I’ll try to update the wiki if I can find some time, or I’ll let someone else motivated enough to do it!

After clicking on a line from roger’s link, don’t forget to click on Read more to see these excellent illustrations (unicycle parts words can be copy-pasted):

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Super useful. :+1:

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I notice from this discussion we are missing bearing and also Norwegian, looks like we have some work on our side to do as well. :slight_smile:

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After a long time I have filled in the Danish words:

:gb: English Unicycle Seat/Saddle Handle Seatpost Frame
:netherlands: Dutch Eenwieler Zadel Handvat Zadelpen Frame
:fr: French Monocycle Selle Poignée Tige de selle Cadre
:de: German Einrad Sattel Griff SattelstĂŒtze Rahmen
:norway: Norwegian Enhjulssykkel Sete HĂ„ndtak Setepinne Ramme
:denmark: Danish Ethjulet cykel Sadel HĂ„ndtag Sadelpind Stel
:gb: English Wheel Tire/Tyre Rim Spoke Hub Axle
:netherlands: Dutch Wiel Band Velg Spaak Naaf As
:fr: French Roue Pneu Jante Rayon Moyeu Axe
:de: German Rad Reifen Felge Speiche Nabe Achse
:norway: Norwegian Hjul Dekk Felg Eike Nav Aksling
:denmark: Danish Hjul DĂŠk FĂŠlg Ege Nav Aksel
:gb: English Crank Pedal Bumper Clamp
:netherlands: Dutch Crank Pedaal Bumper Zadelklem
:fr: French Manivelle PĂ©dale Bumper Collier de serrage
:de: German Kurbel Pedal Schutzecke Sattelklemme
:norway: Norwegian Krank Pedal StĂžtfanger Setepinneklemme
:denmark: Danish Pedalarm Pedal ? Sadelklemme

Subparts and accessories (?):

:gb: English Brake Lever Disk Brake Rim Brake Bearing
:netherlands: Dutch Rem Remhendel Schijfrem Velgrem (Kogel-)Lager
:fr: French Frein Levier Frein Ă  disque Frein Ă  patins Roulement
:de: German Bremse Bremshebel Scheibenbremse Felgenbremse (Kugel-)Lager
:norway: Norwegian Brems Bremsehendel Skivebrems Felgbrems Kulelager
:denmark: Danish Bremse BremsehÄndtag Skivebremse FÊlgbremse (Kugle-)leje

Best regards,
Sanne

PS. Maybe “inner hose” is missing on the list? (“slange” in Danish)